Bibliograph

The woman on the stairs, Bernhard Schlink ; translated from the German by Joyce Hackett and Bradley Schmidt

Type

Label

The woman on the stairs, Bernhard Schlink ; translated from the German by Joyce Hackett and Bradley Schmidt

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The woman on the stairs

Oclc number

960741677

Responsibility statement

Bernhard Schlink ; translated from the German by Joyce Hackett and Bradley Schmidt

Summary

As a young lawyer, the nameless protagonist of The Woman on the Stairs became entangled in the affairs of three people mired in a complex and destructive relationship. An artist, the woman whose portrait he had painted, and her husband became a triangle that drew the lawyer deeper and deeper into their tangled web. Now, encountering the painting that triggered it all, the lawyer must reconcile his past and present selves; when he eventually locates the woman, he is forced to confront the truth of his love and the reality that his life has been irrevocably changed

Target audience

adult

Contributor

Creator